Fourteen unforgettable lessons that will help enhance your spiritual practice in today’s increasingly complex, cluttered and connected world

HarperCollins Publishers India is proud to announce the upcoming publication of

WISDOM OF A YOGI

Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi

by Rizwan Virk

 

Releasing on 17^th April 2023

Rs 399 | 368pp

 

‘Distils the very essence of Yogananda’s Autobiography, thus making the great monk’s work, life and teachings accessible to a wider universe.’

— Ashwin Sanghi

‘Riz brings his scientific mind to the heart-centric subject of spiritual search, revisiting classic tales from Autobiography of a Yogi for the modern world.’

— Dannion Brinkley, international New York Times bestselling author of Saved by the Light

 

‘Riz Virk’s inspiring book of insights into Yogananda’s great classic has moved me deeply and brought me the excitement of new discoveries.’

— Whitley Strieber, author of Communion and A New World

 

‘Wisdom of a Yogi is highly recommended both for those who have cherished Yogananda from childhood and those who are discovering him only now.’

— Robert Moss, bestselling author of Conscious Dreaming and The Secret History of Dreaming

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK

‘The impact of the Autobiography wasn’t limited to musicians or spiritual seekers. Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple Inc., which became the world’s most valuable company, was a big fan and went so far as to say it was one of his favourite books. Jobs first read it as a teenager and claimed to have re-read it every year since then.’

Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most impactful spiritual books of the twentieth century and has travelled around the world, inspiring millions to walk the spiritual path. But what are twenty-first-century spiritual aspirants, steeped in technology and science, to think of these classic tales of gurus, swamis and miracles in the Himalayas? Do these tales have relevance today?

In Wisdom of a Yogi, bestselling author, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda’s classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. In fourteen unforgettable lessons, interweaving stories from the Autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones and social media.

Whether you have never read the Autobiography or have read it multiple times, Wisdom of a Yogi will help enhance your spiritual practice in today’s increasingly complex, cluttered and connected world.

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Talking about the book, Rizwan Virk says ‘Yogananda’s book has been a major influence in my life and I re-read it every few years. I am excited to bring his wisdom and stories to a new generation of readers, pulling them into a modern context using metaphors like the internet and video games. I hope Wisdom of a Yogi will inspire many modern readers to find and travel their authentic spiritual paths.’

Sachin Sharma, Executive Editor at HarperCollins India, adds ‘Paramhansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most influential spiritual books of the last century. In Wisdom of a Yogi, Rizwan Virk has contextualized this classic work for the modern day reader. Readers of Yogananda will find this book extremely important in revisiting the learnings from the original classic.’

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rizwan Virk is a successful entrepreneur, a video game pioneer, a venture capitalist and founder of the start-up accelerator Play Labs @ MIT. A graduate of MIT and Stanford, he is currently a faculty associate at Arizona State University.

He is also the author of Zen Entrepreneurship, Startup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School, Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success and The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game.

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For review copies, interviews, excerpts or more information, please write to: sohela.singh@harpercollins.co.in